Joe Kokolus

   Born in Umbersee, Germany in 1943, at the end of World War II in a Nazi internment camp, Joe and his family travelled in 1950 to New York to start a new life. Shortly afterward, he was left with his aunt in Reading, PA, while his parents left for Chicago to establish a home. Joe joined his family in 1954, where he grew up on the south side of the city. He entered the US Army in 1963, serving primarily in Africa. He was honorably discharged in 1966 with a rank of sergeant.
    Immediately afterward he attended Olive Harvey College in Chicago, pursuing and obtaining his AS in Applied Computer Sciences, graduating in 1967. He then worked as a part of the IIT Research Institute here until 1969. Deciding then on pursuing a career in business, he attended first Chicago State University, graduating with a BS in Business Administration, then went on to receive his Masters in Business Administration from Governors State University in 1974. As a professor, he taught college in the business field, and later as an operations manager for a railroad affiliated company.
   Joe's career in commodities began in 1985, when he began working at the Chicago Board of Trade as an independent floor trader and broker. Leveraging his strong multi-lingual talents, Joe led seminars for foreign dignitaries at the Board of Trade, as well as at higher education centers in the city. Additionally, utilizing his computer literacy he was able to take on many roles during his 10 years there. After gaining a great deal of experience in the financial, agricultural and currency markets, he then shifted his attention to servicing clients directly in their trading endeavors. Since 1995 he has worked directly with the public, under the umbrella of firms such as Lind-Waldock, Rand Financial, and Peregrine Financial. His move to Cytrade represents the latest step in his journey through the world of commodities. By being a part of a totally independent firm, he can continue to offer the service and experience he has gleaned over the years to his clients, as well as offering them the most competitive rates and newest trading platforms.
    Joe currently lives in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park with his wife. He has three grown children: John, Andrew, and Alexandra. Joe is also an avid golfer and racquetball player.

Luke Moretti

    A 1970 graduate of the University of Illinois with a BS in Marketing, Luke has been actively trading commodity futures since 1973. He became a member of the Mid-America Exchange in Chicago in 1974, working as an independent floor trader through 1978. In 1978 he also joined Peavey Company as a research consultant for all commodity futures markets, later becoming Director of Research. He retained this position until 1982, when he left to become an independent Commodity Trading Advisor. He is presently registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association as such. Later that year, Mr. Moretti was retained by Heinold Commodities to conduct trading and training seminars and to provide market research, as well as trading recommendations for the company's brokers.
   In 1986 Mr. Moretti branched out from his Heinold affiliation to offer his consulting services to commodity firms and Introducing Brokers (IBs) throughout the country. During this time, he established a contact with Farmers' Grain and Livestock Company (FGL), which eventually led to his becoming Director of Research, the position he held until FGL dissolved in 1992.
    In early 1992 Mr. Moretti established his own research firm in Chicago, disseminating his market information both orally and in writing via satellite to his subscribers which consisted of lB offices and large Futures Commissions Merchants (FCMs) or clearing firms. At the same time he expanded his business to include retail brokerage clients. Throughout 1995 he shifted the emphasis of his business from research to brokerage, eventually discontinuing the pure research function to concentrate his efforts on servicing his brokerage clientele. In September 2004, he transferred his registration as an Associated Person (AP) from Peregrine Financial Group to System Select Group, where he presently works with investors and hedgers, imparting to them the acquired knowledge of his 30 years of trading experience.
   In addition to the foregoing, Mr. Moretti was an instructor at Kishwaukee College in Malta, Illinois, where he taught commodity futures courses from 1978 to 1983. He has written for and been featured in several of the industry's leading publications, including Futures Magazine and Consensus Magazine.
   Throughout his career Mr. Moretti has acquired a wealth of knowledge about global agricultural, economic and political workings and their market ramifications. This occurred during his travels as a market lecturer and consultant, as well as from his 28-year participation in the U.S. Army on Active Duty, and in the Reserves and National Guard. He is presently retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
    Mr. Moretti resides in a North Shore suburb of Chicago with his wife, and when not engaged in market analysis or futures trading, he can be found cheering for the Bears, Bulls, Cubs and Blackhawks; or hacking his way around an area golf course.